Table 3
Descriptive overview of subjective assessments of life in Canada

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Descriptive overview of subjective assessments of life in Canada
  Wave 1, six months after landing Wave 2, two years after landing Wave 3, four years after landing
  percent
Satisfaction with life in Canada  
Very/completely satisfied 18.8 .. 17.5
Satisfied 54.2 .. 55.9
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 17.7 .. 19.4
Dissatisfied 8.0 .. 4.2
Very/completely dissatisfied 1.4 .. 2.9
Total 100.0 .. 100.0
Met expectations -  
Life in Canada is…  
Much better than expected 13.4 14.4 14.8
Somewhat better than expected 22.9 26.9 28.3
About what expected 39.4 33.8 32.7
Somewhat worse than expected 20.4 20.5 19.2
Much worse than expected 3.9 4.4 5.0
Total 100 100 100
If had to make the decision again would you come to Canada?  
Yes 91.2 88.2 86.5
No 8.8 11.8 13.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Note(s):
The percentage distribution of assessments for each question may not add to 100% because of rounding.
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